Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
21.11.92
OB
1RH+
1RH
--
    1RH/R2    
New Route

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  Rooksley Road  -  Renton Drive  -  Waldehurst Road  -  Somerdon Road  -  Rooksley Road  -  Orpington  -  Sevenoaks Road  -  Charterhouse Road  -  Court Road  -  CHELSFIELD then clockwise loop via Orpington By Pass  -  Hewitts Road  -  Shoreham Lane  -  Maypole Road  -  Bucks Cross Road and Warren Road ( Mon-Sat except evenings)

24.04.93
OB
1FM
1FM+
--
      1FM/R2  

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  CHELSFIELD ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
New type bus introduced

FM7

FM7 Orpington

Jeff Lloyd


Taken from 1995 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

02.12.95
DG
1sd
1sd
--
Contract reassigned

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  CHELSFIELD ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
New operator

861

London Links 861 Orpington

Jeff Lloyd


14.02.98
DT
1sd
1sd
--

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  CHELSFIELD ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Allocation moved to Dartford (DT) with DG closure

28.02.98
NF
1sd
1sd
--

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  CHELSFIELD ( Mon-Sat except evenings
Allocation moved again to Northfleet (NF)

 

Dart 142 Orpington


02.04.98
NF
1sd
1sd
--
Company renamed Arriva Kent Thameside

05.09.98
NF
1sd
1sd
--

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  CHELSFIELD ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Rerouted at Cockmannings Estate and Dart type buses now used

15.02.99
DT
1sd
1sd
--

COCKMANNINGS ESTATE  -  CHELSFIELD ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Reallocated to Dartford (DT)

30.11.01
Last day of operation - replaced by R3 between Chelsfield and Orpington and R4 between Orpington and Cockmannings Estate


Garages

OB Orpington
Changeover point ?

DT Dartford
Changeover point ?

NF Northfleet
Changeover point ?